The ‘Lisbon Declaration’, which made headlines, is associated with the conservation of which entity?

The correct answer is Oceans.

Key Points

• The UN Ocean Conference 2022 concluded with the unanimous adoption of the Lisbon Declaration “Our Ocean, our future, our responsibility.”
• More than 150 countries agreed to scale up science-based and innovative actions to address the ocean emergency.
• The Lisbon Declaration takes into account the capacity challenges being faced by the developing countries, mainly the Small Island Developing States and Least Developing Countries.

Lisbon Declaration:

• Protecting at least 30% of national maritime zones by 2030
• Achieving carbon neutrality by 2040
• Allocating funds to research on ocean acidification, climate resilience and surveillance.
• Scale-up Science-based and innovative actions to address ocean emergency.
• Support implementation of SDG14 (life below water) by empowering women and girls- recognising their participation is crucial to building a sustainable ocean-based economy.
• Protect biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, which lie outside the 200-mile (322-kilometre) exclusive economic zones of countries.

Additional Information Controlling Marine Pollution:

• Nutrient pollution
• Untreated wastewater
• Solid waste discharges
• Hazardous substance
• Emissions from the maritime sector, including shipping, shipwrecks.
• Anthropogenic underwater noise

UNESCO launched: the State of the Ocean Report during the event.